Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Small states
Small states: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) was 0.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Small states, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Small states recorded 0.2% for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Small states peaked at 1.7% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2023.
Small states ranks 25th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Small states, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.7% | — |
| 1986 | 1.7% | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 1.4% | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.4% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -32.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +26.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -27.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -10.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Small states changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +26.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More health data for Small states
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1601 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0336 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Small states?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Small states was 0.2% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- How does Small states rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Small states ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Small states data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.